Consultation

If you’re experiencing nipple pain, please contact as soon as possible! Pain is NOT a normal part of breastfeeding.

• Building breastfeeding confidence (Maybe the most important way I can help you)
• Prenatal visit in preparation for breastfeeding
• Biological nursing reflexes in newborns
• Skin to Skin and how to bring your baby to the breast
• Breastfeeding in the first week: patterns and duration of feedings
• Identifying your baby’s ques for nursing
• Milk production and how to asses your supply and your baby’s intake
• Breastfeeding positions and which ones feel comfortable for you and are efficient
• Low supply (or low milk transfer)
• The use of nipple shields or weaning off of nipple shields
• Poor infant weight gain
• Establishing a pain free latch
• Identifying lip and tongue ties
• Preventing engorgement, blocked ducts and mastitis
• Relieving engorgement and blocked ducts (I can use craniosacral therapy too, in addition to breastfeeding tips)
• Tandem nursing for multiples or sharing with older siblings
• Breast Pump: Should you at all? When to start and how do you store your milk
• Supplemental nursing: droppers, cup feeding, bottle feeding, finger feeding, etc
• Other commonalities of breastfeeding and best practices for resolving issues